CVE-2014-2783
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 through 11 does not prevent use of wildcard EV SSL certificates, which might allow remote attackers to spoof a trust level by leveraging improper issuance of a wildcard certificate by a recognized Certification Authority, aka "Extended Validation (EV) Certificate Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."
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EPSS
Probability of exploitation (next 30 days): 0.0775 (7.7%)
Percentile: 92.0%
EPSS: 2026-05-06
Affects
microsoft:internet_explorerTechnical description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 through 11 does not prevent use of wildcard EV SSL certificates, which might allow remote attackers to spoof a trust level by leveraging improper issuance of a wildcard certificate by a recognized Certification Authority, aka "Extended Validation (EV) Certificate Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."
Published: 7/8/2014, 10:55:06 PM
Last modified: 5/6/2026, 10:30:45 PM
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59775
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68391
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030532
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-037
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59775
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68391
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030532
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-037